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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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